Word: roundness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...once seemed an unassailable idea is now ensnared in presidential politics, the byzantine workings of phone deregulation and the design flaws of a funding scheme that camouflages the costs of a huge new federal program by putting it on people's phone bills. Only 75 days into the first round of applications for the program's money, about 30,000 schools and libraries have rushed in to claim $2 billion, far outstripping the $625 million the Federal Communications Commission has collected from the phone companies. This has left the commission with the unpalatable option of scaling back its promises...
...when Graham, 49, and his wife Janet plunked themselves down beside King following a concert in Indian Wells, Calif. The couple spent 45 minutes chatting with the blues great, whose work Graham has adored for nearly 20 years. Along with the cherished face time, the Grahams also got round-trip airfare to California, hotel accommodations and tickets to the concert...
...nearly $900 in January). Both Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways and Singapore Airlines are offering one free night in a hotel in their respective hub cities to lure passengers transiting to other destinations. Until May 31, Cathay Pacific is offering travelers an All Asia Pass, which includes a round-trip ticket from either New York City or Los Angeles to Hong Kong, for $999, with as many as 17 round-trip tickets in 30 days from Hong Kong to any other Asian city where Cathay flies...
...Clark. With the score knotted a 3-2, the fate of the match was in the freshman's hands in the No. 5 singles slot. Storming from behind, Clark knocked off Mark Tempes 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-1 to capture the regional title and the team's Round of 16 berth...
...champion Stanford and lost decisively, 0-4. The year before it was Mississippi State and the result was a similarly dismal 1-4 rout. This time around, the question remains as to whether Harvard--even without the services of Tom Blake--can pull out the upset and reach the round of the elite eight for the first time in the program's history...